Torbenia
| Torbenia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Subfamily: | Poritiinae |
| Genus: | Torbenia Libert, 2000 |
Torbenia is a genus of butterfly, commonly called zulus, in the family Lycaenidae. They are endemic to the Afrotropics. The five species were formerly placed in Ornipholidotos.
Species
Listed alphabetically.[1]
- Torbenia aurivilliusi (Stempffer, 1967)
- Torbenia larseni (Stempffer, 1969)
- Torbenia persimilis Libert, 2000
- Torbenia stempfferi Collins & Larsen, 2000
- Torbenia wojtusiaki Libert, 2000